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After WA Dems Take No Gun Control Action, Initiative Threatened
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Evergreen State gun owners received a strong signal Friday that they may be soon facing another citizen initiative, this time aimed at so-called “assault weapons,” after the Democrat-controlled state legislature failed to pass a bill that would have raised the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21 years.
This came just hours before Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed new gun control legislation, breaking with the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups. Florida has now set 21 years as the minimum age to purchase a rifle, and there will be a three-day waiting period. |
Young Adults Carrying Concealed Firearms
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Each aisle she turned down, he seemed to be there. By the shelves of Cap’n Crunch and Cocoa Puffs. By the cans of chicken noodle soup and pinto beans and pasta sauce. By the rows of fresh lettuce. And when Jacee Cole went to check out, he was there by the cash registers, too. She didn’t know who he was or what he wanted or why he was watching her. “I think I’m being followed,” she whispered to her mom on her phone. |
NY: Kingston Lawmakers to Support More Stringent Gun Safety Protocols
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In response to a series of school shootings across the country, the Kingston Common Council may be taking action to garner federal and state support for more stringent safety protocols regarding firearms. Alderman Reynolds Scott-Childress, who authored the local memorializing resolution, said although the spirit is to promote a broad range of anti-gun violence efforts, there are specific details he would like to see state and federal officials tackle. |
Hollywood Loves Guns in Movies — In Real Life, Not So Much
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“Hollywood is helping to lead the charge to destroy the NRA while giving money to the pro-gun control campaign,” former Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said on Friday night, filling in for Fox News host Laura Ingraham on “The Ingraham Angle.” “But if they want to take a stand on violence, then perhaps they should look at their own material.” |
MI: Mich. Student, 18, Sues Dick’s for Barring Gun Purchase
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An 18-year-old Battle Creek high school student has sued a Troy sporting goods store for refusing recently to sell him a shotgun because he was under 21.
Tristin Mac Fulton is seeking injunctive relief barring Dick’s Sporting Goods from “systematic and widespread violations of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act” and wants more than $25,000 personally in damages for “denying an otherwise legally permissible sale based sole upon the age of Plaintiff …”
“Some people have confused this with a Second Amendment question,” said Fulton. “It’s not. This is about civil rights of people who wish to legally purchase and own a firearm for sporting reasons, hunting, home protection, whatever. |
TX: Amarillo Gun Show
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On Mar. 10 there was a gun show at the Amarillo Civic Center. Enthusiasts could find old, new and used guns, some collectibles, some tactical gear, and paraphernalia for the hunters. People could purchase new guns or trade in their old guns. The show has been around for 40 years, and President of the Texas Gun and Knife Association, Janice Hill, said the show is successful for many reasons. |
SAF Sues Housing Authority In Illinois over Firearms Ban
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For the second time, the Second Amendment Foundation is suing a public housing authority in the state of Illinois, challenging a prohibition on firearms in such housing.
The first time SAF did this was about five years ago in a case called Winbigler v. Warren County Housing Authority. This time around, SAF is joined by the Illinois State Rifle Association on behalf of a woman living in a unit operated by the East St. Louis Housing Authority (ESLHA). It’s not the first time SAF and ISRA have teamed up on a case. |
Trigger warning: some insensitivity to gun-phobia, as well as calls to end safe spaces for shooters are explored.
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There is no such thing as a safe space from shooters, but gun-control advocates have succeeded in creating a safe space for shooters. When quacks like Nikolas Cruz want to massacre innocent people, like what occurred at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School last week, there’s no time to wait on a 911 call. Law enforcement response times are too slow. According to research from the Department of Homeland Security, the average school shooting lasts 12.5 minutes, while the average police response time is 18 minutes. |
LA: It's Here- What to Expect as Louisiana legislature's 3-Month Regular Session Kicks off Monday
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The Louisiana Legislature, fresh off a week-long break after the collapse of its recent special session, is heading back to the State Capitol on Monday for a three-month regular session. But frayed tensions and mounting distrust could ultimately be issues at the forefront of the session that will cover a variety of topics – from education issues to sexual harassment policies to criminal justice. The 2018 regular session begins at noon Monday. At about 1 p.m., Gov. John Bel Edwards is slated to give his assessment of where the state stands half-way through his first term and what priorities he expects the Legislature to address. |
The Gun Control Dialogue Should Be About More Than Guns
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I don’t share the same slavish devotion to the Second Amendment as some of my fellow conservatives. For the life of me, I can’t understand why the average gun owner would ever have need of a bump stock. Like many card-carrying NRA members, I would argue that requiring background checks for all gun sales hardly seems like trampling the Constitution. |
DE: Lawmakers Will be Busy This week With Gun Legislation
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If you care about gun rights or gun control, you might want to pay attention to the Delaware Legislature this week. Firearms — and Second Amendment rights — will take center stage Wednesday and possibly Thursday as well, as state lawmakers seek to raise the age to buy a long gun, ban bump stocks and give authorities a clearer path to removing guns from the mentally il. |
CA: Oakland Coffee Shop Will Not Serve Cops for ‘Safety of Customers’
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Oakland coffee shop Hasta Muerte Coffee refuses to serve police due to a concern for the “safety of customers.” The policy came to light after NBC Bay Area reported the coffee shop refused to serve an officer in uniform on February 16. KCRA reports that the store took to social media, saying, “We have a policy of asking police to leave for the physical and emotional safety of our customers and ourselves.” |
TX: Teachers and School Staff Train To Carry Guns
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Sixteen teachers and school staff members attended a hands on, free pistol training course on Saturday with the intent of preparing them to carry a gun at school. The event, hosted by Ellis County Sgt. Tim Bulot, took the attendees through the basics of shooting and the intricacies of potentially using a gun in a school setting. “It starts with just basic essentials like how to present yourself, how to stand, how to present the weapon, how to grip the weapon,” said Bulot. |
GA: Police Say Fatal Road Rage Shooting was in Self-Defense
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Clayton County police won’t release the name of a driver who killed a 34-year-old man after a road rage shooting because they say the driver fired in self defense. The shootout happened about 2 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of Highway 42 and Lake Harbin Road, police spokeswoman Sgt. Ashanti Marbury said.
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Legislature Forced toE Extend Session After Late-Night Compromise Reached too Close to Midnight
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The Wyoming Legislature has extended what was supposed to be a four-week budget session after the House and Senate failed to agree on state construction spending. The two chambers passed a budget Saturday morning, the last scheduled day of the session, but could not break an impasse on the construction legislation until after 10:00 p.m. that night, at which point was too late to write a new bill, vote on it, sign it and deliver it to Gov. Matt Mead for his approval.
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FL: Union Fights Back on Arming Teachers with Guns
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Governor Rick Scott signed a bill that will leave it up to local officials to decide if their teachers should be armed with guns in schools, Friday. Charlotte County Teacher's Union say they are gearing up to fight back against it. “I’m the guy that teaches them, I don’t kill them," said Bryan Bouton, leader of the Charlotte County Teacher's Union.
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VA: County Officials Rally Against Guns
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More than a dozen Montgomery County elected officials gathered in front of the steps of the County Council building Monday to unite in calling for stricter gun laws, adding to the chorus of those crying out for action in the wake of the Parkland, Florida school shooting which claimed the lives of 17 people last month. The event was organized in part by Student Member of the Board of Education Matthew Post. The Sherwood HS senior had sought to bring together politicians and public officials from across the county to call on Congress to “do something” about guns.
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Buying Illegal Guns Online Isn’t Easy, GAO Reports
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Last November, the Government Accountability Office (GAO)—the “audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress”—released a report detailing the results of a two-and-a-half-year investigation into online gun sales. Their findings underscore what most of this magazine’s readers already know: that private sellers of firearms are overwhelmingly knowledgeable, conscientious and self-policing. |
TN: Dozens fo Teachers Sign up for Free Handgun Carry Classes
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Most people don't usually spend their weekends in a classroom, but on Saturday, the classroom was the gun range, and the teachers were the ones learning. "The students are our number one priority, and we need to make sure we are able to provide for them anything they need while they are on school grounds," Corinna Vandergriff, a 6th grade teacher, said. "Schools need to be protected. We need to protect our children from anything that could possibly happen." |
PA: Toohil Case Puts PFAs, Guns in Spotlight; Hearing Set for Thursday
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Tarah Toohil is an accomplished lawyer and lawmaker, one of just 203 individuals who represent nearly 13 million Pennsylvanians in the state’s House of Representatives. Despite her success and standing in the community, the Hazleton-area Republican on Friday became part of a much less exclusive group: She is now one of the more than 35,000 people who seek protection from abuse orders in this state each year. |
NH: For Gun Sellers, Latest Massacre Triggers Higher Sales and a Familiar Political Debate
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It happens without fail. A mass shooting occurs somewhere in the country. Politicians nationwide begin to squabble over gun control. Firearm sales increase. That's the reality, local proprietors say, but not one they choose to embrace. Ben Beauchemin, owner of Wicked Weaponry in Hooksett, and John Cavaretta, who owns Chester Arms in Derry, each acknowledge sales have gone up since the Feb. 14 high school shooting in Parkland, Fla., just as they did following the Las Vegas massacre in October and other mass shootings across the United States.
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